Community Challenge Planning Grant Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Community Challenge Planning Grant Program
	CFDA Number:	14.704
	CFDA Description:	Community Challenge Planning Grants and the Department of Transportation's TIGER II Planning Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Housing and Urban Development
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Housing
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-5500-N-33
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 27, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jul 27, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 09, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 09, 2011
	Archive Date:	Sep 16, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	28,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	3,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	100,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: State and local governments, including U.S. territories, tribal governments, political subdivisions of State or local governments, and multi-State or multijurisdictional groupings.
Grant Description: The Department of Housing and Urban Developments Community Challenge Planning Grant Program fosters reform and reduces barriers to achieving affordable, economically vital, and sustainable communities. Such efforts may include amending or replacing local master plans, zoning codes, and building codes, either on a jurisdiction-wide basis or in a specific neighborhood, district, corridor, or sector to promote mixed-use development, affordable housing, the reuse of older buildings and structures for new purposes, and similar activities with the goal of promoting sustainability at the local or neighborhood level. This Program also supports the development of affordable housing through the development and adoption of inclusionary zoning ordinances and other activities to support planning implementation.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms_apps_idx.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Sunarr K. Marshall Phone 202-402-6011

Program Contact [Sunaree.K.Marshall@hud.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • HUD Community Challenge Planning & DOT Tiger II Planning Grant